Q: Car cranks normally but do not move

asked by on February 27, 2017

I park the car in my garage. Next day morning car cranks normal but do not moving. I did not see any flags or indicators. What do you think is the problem

Thanks Ugan

My car has 102000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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